first edition
Tucson, Arizona; (2005)
by Castleman, Bruce A.
Tucson, Arizona; (2005): The University of Arizona Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 163pp., Index. The author intorduces some of the principle players of eighteenth-century Mexico, from viceroys to tobacco planters to military engineers, then onto the lives of working persons, drawing on a complete set of constructionr ecords from the construction of Puente de Escamela at Orizaba. He found that linking through census and employment rescords, he uncovers a host of social indicators such as marriage preference, family structure, and differences over time in how the caste system was used to classify people according to ancetry.A fine copy bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, in near fine dust jacket with just a hint of toning in the clouds.
(Inventory #: 011055)